Auctions Sotheby’s Boosts Private Sales But Loses Ground on Auctions in First Half of 2017 The auction house also saw a 26% increase in American buying. By Colin Gleadell, Aug 3, 2017
Market Artist Pension Trust Faces Yet Another Crisis as Artists Fume Over New Storage Fees Some artists are considering pulling out of the arrangement as a result. By Colin Gleadell, Jul 28, 2017
Auctions Despite a Big Dip in Private Sales, Christie’s Posts Positive First-Half Results for 2017 The company announced global auction sales of ÂŁ2.2 billion, up 29% from last year’s total. By Colin Gleadell, Jul 19, 2017
Auctions As Christie’s Retreats, Bonhams and Phillips Seize Their Moment at London’s June Contemporary Auctions The sales may have benefited from the buzz of the summer's Grand Tour. By Colin Gleadell, Jun 29, 2017
Auctions American Artists Dominate at Sotheby’s Solid $79.9 Million Contemporary Sale With help from guaranteed bids and a Warhol selfie, the evening's total was up 20 percent over last June's sale. By Colin Gleadell, Jun 28, 2017
Auctions Boosted by Gagosian’s Record Bid on Beckmann, Christie’s Notches a $190 Million Impressionist and Modern Sale Strong Asian bidding propelled Christie's to its strongest total since 2010. By Colin Gleadell, Jun 27, 2017
Auctions Kandinsky’s Record Is Broken—Twice—at Sotheby’s $188 Million Impressionist and Modern Sale in London The total for the otherwise uneventful evening represented a 45 percent increase from last year's sale. By Colin Gleadell, Jun 21, 2017
Auctions Dueling Bonhams and Phillips Contemporary Art Auctions Show Mixed Results German art stayed strong, whereas late period Gutai—and a key Damien Hirst—fell flat. By Colin Gleadell, Mar 9, 2017
Auctions Sotheby’s Confirms a ‘Bulletproof’ Art Market With $143.5 Million Contemporary Sale in London The auction house broke five artist records, with only four lots going unsold over the course of the night. By Colin Gleadell, Mar 8, 2017
Auctions Records Tumble at Christie’s $117.1 Million Contemporary Sale in London, Led by Peter Doig The evening's total was 65 percent better than last year's. By Colin Gleadell, Mar 7, 2017
Auctions Sotheby’s Raises the Bar With Record-Smashing Sale Led by a $59 Million Klimt It was the highest total for any auction ever staged in London. By Colin Gleadell, Mar 2, 2017
Auctions Bad Russian Deals Yield Bargains at Christie’s Auction as Magritte Breaks Record A new record was set for RenĂ© Magritte at the Impressionist and Modern art auction. By Colin Gleadell, Mar 1, 2017
Auctions $30 Million David Bowie Auction Sets Records for Modern British Art The first of multiple sales outdoes the high estimate for the whole collection. By Colin Gleadell, Nov 10, 2016
Auctions Less Fontana and More Competition Meant Sluggish Italian Auctions in London After two years of astonishing growth, sales slumped by almost 50 percent to $52 million. By Colin Gleadell, Oct 10, 2016
Auctions Sotheby’s Caps Off Frieze Week With Record Contemporary Auction Basquiat, Richter and Doig lead vibrant sale By Colin Gleadell, Oct 7, 2016